Always one of the fruitiest and most open-knit and precocious of the Listrac wines, the 2012 Lestage (a blend of 56% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot) has a healthy, deep ruby/purple color, ripe, velvety tannins, and loads of fruit in a medium-bodied, exuberant, extroverted style – just the opposite of most Listracs. Drink this seductive wine over the next 5-8 years.